High-energy-density redox flow batteries: redox processes and design strategies
Event details
| Date | 11.03.2016 |
| Hour | 10:00 |
| Speaker |
Dr. Yi-Chun Lu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bio: Dr. Yi-Chun Lu received her B.S. degree in Materials Science & Engineering from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, in 2007. She received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science & Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA in 2012. After her graduate study, she worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the Technische Universität München, Germany. Dr. Lu has been appointed as a research affiliate of MIT since 2013. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lu currently serves as an editorial board member for Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Energy storage system is a critical enabling factor for deploying unstable and intermittent renewable power sources such as solar and wind power sources. Redox flow batteries are promising technologies for large-scale electricity storage, owing to its design flexibility in decoupling power and energy capacity. However, the redox flow batteries have been suffering from low volumetric energy density due to low solubility of active materials, which significantly decreases its competitiveness for both stationary and transportation applications. In this presentation, we will discuss new design strategies to increase the energy density of redox flow batteries. We will discuss new flow cathode concepts that offer high-energy-density redox flow chemistries and alleviates contact issues between insulating active materials and conductive carbon network. The interactions between solid and solution phases and their impacts on fluid viscosity and flow cell performance will be discussed.
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- Véronique Amstutz
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